Probable cause
The pilot’s total lack of experience in aircraft make/model, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s lack of oversight is allowing the airplane to be rented to the pilot.
NTSB analysis
The airplane was going too fast for landing and it bounced and began to porpoise. The airplane veered off the west side of the runway and the left outboard wing and bottom forward fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot said he had never flown or had been checked out in the Cessna 162. He also said he had not flown for some time and was trying to regain currency.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN13CA292 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 22, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Erie, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Erie Municipal (KEIK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 162
- N-number
- N6106
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.